Briefly: CHICAGO SCHOOL BOARD PRESIDENT COMMITS SUICIDE

By EMMA GRAVES FITZSIMMONS | NY Times

Michael W. Scott, who had served in a variety of prominent posts in the city, came under scrutiny this year for two local controversies.  [FULL STORY]

<< Michael W. Scott, president of the Chicago Board of Education, who died of a gunshot wound.  photo: William DeShazer/Chicago Tribune, via Associated Press